Just a quick update to say there's not really any updates for those receiving pins. The pins are currently in production & we'll send a notification when we get them and start sorting, packing, etc.
For those of you who only got stickers, we hope to start sending out those backer rewards soon! We received most of the stickers, there's one sticker that needs to be reprinted because it came out ... not to our expectations... and we are planning on trying to print that one here in our studio rather than waiting for (and paying for) an order which would take another month or two. I've already started creating the 'all the stickers' packs for those of you who purchased those, and once we get or print the replacement stickers, I'll finish those and fire them off to you!
We also received the banners, and are going to have a little party of sitting down to attach the hanging strings to them. Fun times!
More updates when we have them, just wanted to be sure that you knew we're still out here. :)
If you are looking for Pride wear, of course, head over to our main site, where crewneck tees are on sale: buy any 2 crewneck tees, get the 3rd 69% off! We print those in our Portland studio, so we have relatively quick turnaround, for those of you needing a shirt for an upcoming event. :)
Solidarity, Spider
P.S. There are about half a dozen of you who still have failed charges. Please fix your cards -- you can't get your rewards if you don't pay your shipping, and as per our posted conditions, if you don't pay your shipping by 45 days after the project ends, it's considered a donation. We'll waive that as long as it's paid by the time we do shipping. (In the past we've had people come to us like 2 years after a project and expect us to have the pins and to honor a pledge where they didn't pay/pay shipping, and that's just not realistic. Please be cool!)
Pre-Order & Add-Ons Close Soon: Last Call For Discounted Pins & More!
Okay, y'all!
We have over 90% of backers responding, which means it's time to put together the orders and get them in production. Pre-Orders & Add-Ons will close on March 29th so I can fully take stock of all necessary items and make sure we have ordered everything we need, plus a couple extra in case something gets damaged in transit, etc.
We are going to be joining in on Pride Parade, a collaboration of pin makers, with our new Queerphemisms pins. That launches in May, so make sure you watch your email for an invite. We'll have fun stuff for Early & Returning Backers. :] This collection is one I had planned for a couple of years ago that got put on hold for a bunch of reasons and I'm super excited to see it finally move forward!
Queerphemisms Pins 👀
As always, thank you for helping us bring more queer art into the world!
Surveys nearly all completed & NerdyKeppie t-shirts for $14.99‽
Hello all!
We are currently at 88% of surveys completed - y'all got on that really quickly, which is awesome. The survey period will close on the 29th, but if we can get to 90% before then, we'll be close enough to done that I'll be able to start placing orders & the excess we order should cover any stragglers.
Sticker-only backer orders will start shipping before those with pins, simply because sticker production has a much faster turnaround than pins. So if you backed just for stickers, we'll try to start shipping those within the next few weeks. (I've gotta order some of the designs we added during the campaign yet, but our sticker folx are fast.)
For those of you who have shopped over at our main store, you know that since 2017 we have outsourced our t-shirt production because we didn't have the ability to make our tees in our own shop. Well... no more! We have acquired a direct-to-film printer and so not only are our shirts produced in-house, but the technique and quality are upgraded, too, to one which is much more vibrant and durable. And on top of that, because we're not paying someone else to make them, we can bring down the price!
Protect Trans Kids, now & always
Formerly $29.99, our crewneck tees are now $19.99 every day & we're taking an additional 25% off of that new base price through March 22nd. No code required! Go check out the new shirts and get you one - the better the crewnecks do, the sooner I can buy stock of tank tops, crop tops, sweatshirts and so much more, bringing those in-house, too! If there's a classic NK design missing, shoot us an email and we'll post it up for you. :]
Surveys coming soon, failed charges, and add-on shenanigans.
Hi y'all!
I just put our surveys in for final review by BackerKit, so I hope to be able to send out the smoke test within a couple of days.
A few notes:
We still have about $525 in failed charges. Please check your email, update your cards, and get yourself ready to rock for the surveys. :) I can't chase people so we will mark pledges as cancelled once the surveys go out if your pledge is not paid at that point.
Because of how add-ons work, those of you who added on the Proud to the Bone add-on pin and Single Sticker items during the campaign will see a credit on your pledge amount for those items. Please select those in the add-on stage. This allows us to add in the Glow-In-the-Dark Human Skull, which only comes in one flag (Progress) and to allow a wider selection of stickers as single-sticker add-ons, including those from prior Kickstarters!
The pre-order store is also open now, so if you missed this campaign and still want to get in on the snark, it's ready and waiting!
We currently have about $1300 in failed and uncharted (incorrect card information) pledges. I have been the person who forgot to update my card, so I totally get it, but:
Please make sure to update your cards or move funds around as necessary ASAP, because that is... an unsustainable amount of failed pledges, about 14% of the campaign goal, and covering multiple stretch goals.
We do not have the ability or the manpower to chase folx whose pledges don't charge and we did make clear we would be canceling those pledges if they are not paid by the time the project pays out to us, about 2w after project close.
On a happier note, my plan is to get surveys out to y'all next week, if possible. The faster surveys are out and answered, the faster I can order pins, and the faster you get pins! :)
We've unlocked all but 3 pins in the first six hours - which is incredible! - and opens up the possibility that we might be able to add some more cool options.
So here are the possibilities we've thought of so far - help us decide which way to go once we get there!
Just a quick update to say there's not really any updates for those receiving pins. The pins are currently in production & we'll send a notification when we get them and start sorting, packing, etc.
For those of you who only got stickers, we hope to start sending out those backer rewards soon! We received most of the stickers, there's one sticker that needs to be reprinted because it came out ... not to our expectations... and we are planning on trying to print that one here in our studio rather than waiting for (and paying for) an order which would take another month or two. I've already started creating the 'all the stickers' packs for those of you who purchased those, and once we get or print the replacement stickers, I'll finish those and fire them off to you!
We also received the banners, and are going to have a little party of sitting down to attach the hanging strings to them. Fun times!
More updates when we have them, just wanted to be sure that you knew we're still out here. :)
If you are looking for Pride wear, of course, head over to our main site, where crewneck tees are on sale: buy any 2 crewneck tees, get the 3rd 69% off! We print those in our Portland studio, so we have relatively quick turnaround, for those of you needing a shirt for an upcoming event. :)
Solidarity, Spider
P.S. There are about half a dozen of you who still have failed charges. Please fix your cards -- you can't get your rewards if you don't pay your shipping, and as per our posted conditions, if you don't pay your shipping by 45 days after the project ends, it's considered a donation. We'll waive that as long as it's paid by the time we do shipping. (In the past we've had people come to us like 2 years after a project and expect us to have the pins and to honor a pledge where they didn't pay/pay shipping, and that's just not realistic. Please be cool!)
We have over 90% of backers responding, which means it's time to put together the orders and get them in production. Pre-Orders & Add-Ons will close on March 29th so I can fully take stock of all necessary items and make sure we have ordered everything we need, plus a couple extra in case something gets damaged in transit, etc.
We are going to be joining in on Pride Parade, a collaboration of pin makers, with our new Queerphemisms pins. That launches in May, so make sure you watch your email for an invite. We'll have fun stuff for Early & Returning Backers. :] This collection is one I had planned for a couple of years ago that got put on hold for a bunch of reasons and I'm super excited to see it finally move forward!
Queerphemisms Pins 👀
As always, thank you for helping us bring more queer art into the world!
